Tennessee

Tennessee Dealing with Major Fires and Severe Weather
Tennessee Dealing with Major Fires and Severe Weather
Tennessee Dealing with Major Fires and Severe Weather
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Many buildings in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, have been burned to their foundation following this week's fast-moving wildfires. But Mayor Mike Werner, who also lost his home, says his town will pull together and recover.
Relentless Rain in Southern States
Relentless Rain in Southern States
Relentless Rain in Southern States
ELM GROVE, La. (AP) — Huge military trucks rumbled through neighborhoods in  Louisiana on Thursday in search of families trapped by days of relentless rain, while men in rain gear waded through floodwaters up to their chests to rescue stranded animals.
Court Critical of Sex Trafficking Investigation
Court Critical of Sex Trafficking Investigation
Court Critical of Sex Trafficking Investigation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has blasted the government for its handling of a sex trafficking case involving Somali gang members, saying one of the investigators was repeatedly caught lying and the so-called victims in the case had serious issues with credibility.
Deadly Storms Hit Southern States
Deadly Storms Hit Southern States
Deadly Storms Hit Southern States
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) -- A storm system forecasters called "particularly dangerous" killed several people and injured many more as it swept across the country Wednesday, and officials were searching for missing residents into the night.
11 Year Old Boy Shoots 8 Year Old Girl in Tennessee
11 Year Old Boy Shoots 8 Year Old Girl in Tennessee
11 Year Old Boy Shoots 8 Year Old Girl in Tennessee
WHITE PINE, Tenn. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy has been charged with murder after he killed his 8-year-old neighbor, police said, and witnesses say it was because the girl wouldn't let him see her puppy. Deputies were called to the neighborhood in White Pine, about 40 miles east of Knoxville, on Saturday night...
Latest Movie Theater Incident Leaves Nashville Man Dead
Latest Movie Theater Incident Leaves Nashville Man Dead
Latest Movie Theater Incident Leaves Nashville Man Dead
ANTIOCH, Tenn. (AP) — A man with "significant" psychological issues who was armed with a hatchet and pellet gun unleashed a volley of pepper spray at audience members inside a movie theater Wednesday before being fired at by a police officer and shot dead by a SWAT team as he tried to escape out a back door.